grant h. palmer papers, 1788-2015

Grant H. Palmer papers, 1788-2015

Overview of the CollectionCreator Palmer, Grant H.

Title Grant H. Palmer papersDates 1788-2015 (inclusive)

1788 2015Quantity 21.5 linear feet

Collection Number ACCN 2071Summary The Grant H. Palmer papers (1788-2015) contain LDS seminary

and institute lecture notes, documents on the LDS Church,correspondence, book manuscripts, articles, and drawings. Grant H.Palmer (b. 1940) worked for the Church Educational System (CES)of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) forseveral years. After retiring, he wrote two books, An Insider's View ofMormon Origins and The Incomparable Jesus.

Repository University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections.Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott LibraryUniversity of Utah295 South 1500 EastSalt Lake City, UT84112-0860Telephone: [email protected]

Access Restrictions Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must beused on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted underprovisions of state or federal law.

Languages English

Historical NoteGrant H. Palmer was born on 17 August 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1958 Grant graduated fromOlympus High School after which he entered the Utah National Guard. While in the Guard, Palmerserved on a two year mission for the L.D.S. church in Washington D. C., Virginia, and North Carolinafrom 1960 through 1962. Majoring in history, Grant graduated from the University of Utah in 1965 witha B.A. degree. That autumn he continued his academic career entering Brigham Young Universitywhere he received his M.A. in history in 1967. His thesis concentrated on a study of the Godbeites.Subsequent to graduation Palmer became an employee of the L.D.S. Church Education System(CES), a job which he held for the span of thirty-four years (1967-2001). His initial teaching assignmentinvolved instructing college students in European history and religion at the Mormon Church Collegein New Zealand during the years of 1967-1970. Based upon the strong support of the college'sheadmaster, Grant was appointed in 1970 as the Director of the L.D.S. Institutes of Religion at thecolleges of Whittier and Rio Hondo in California. In that capacity Palmer supervised seminary teachersin the church's Whittier stake. Desiring to obtain a doctorate in U.S. history, he was granted a year'sleave of absence in 1973 to pursue post-graduate studies at B.Y.U. After completing a year and ahalf of course work in history and religion, Grant resumed his work for the CES being transferrred to

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Oroville, California where he was the Director of the L.D.S. Institute of Religion at Butte College andsupervisor of seminary teachers at the stake in Chico from 1975 until 1980. Upon returning to Utah in1980, Palmer commenced the final segment of his teaching career. From 1980 until 1988 he taughtseminary classes at East High School in Salt Lake City and at Brighton High School.

It was during his tenure at Brighton High School that Grant began to express some unorthodox ideasabout Joseph Smith's association with the world of magic and the Prophet's translation of the Book ofMormon. Palmer's assertion that Smith did not utilize the Golden Plates in his rendering of the Book ofMormon led to the first confrontation between him and the church's general authorities. He had arrivedat these positions following an investigation of Joseph Smith's pre-Book of Mormon experiences andan examination of eyewitness accounts of the translation process. Because of the controversy createdby the dissemination of these views Grant was placed on probation for one year and removed fromteaching seminary classes in 1988. For the next thirteen years he worked at the Salt Lake Countyjail as the L.D.S. Institute's Director teaching Bible classes and acting as a religious counselor to theinmates. Not limiting his religious instruction to only those individuals who were incarcerated, Granttaught his ward's high priests about the teachings of Jesus Christ while avoiding any discussion ofMormon religious tenets and history.

In a 1988 letter to Ed Wheeler, Palmer characterized his non-traditional views of Joseph Smith'srole in the establishment of the Mormon religion as that of a heretic rather than that of an apostatewhile regretting that church members regarded heresy and apostasy to be synonymous. Consideringhimself as a practicitioner of the Mormon religion, Grant desired to remain within the fold for a varietyof reasons. During the early 1990s he decided to publish a book reflecting his research findings whichdisputed the church's pronounced narrative of the foundation of the L.D.S. faith. Published in 2002and entitled "An Insider's View of Mormon Origins", the work created a firestorm of controversy withinthe Mormon leadership and the laity. Palmer, characterizing his scholarship as representative of theLeonard Arrington school of New Mormon history, viewed his revisionist presentation of the seedbed ofMormon history as objective and corrective in nature, not as a condemnatory critique of the legitimacyand practices of the church which he found admirable. Negative reaction to Grant's publication tooktwo forms, one attacking his scholarship which appeared in standard and online book reviews (box 21)and another which manifested itself in an administrative investigation of his adherence to time-honoredMormon beliefs (boxes 41-42). The latter led to a 2004 decision of Palmer's stake authorities to brandhim as an apostate whose punishment restricted his participation in church activities while requiring himto fulfill his financial obligations to the church. It is noteworthy to mention that some of the response to"An Insider's View of Mormon Origins" was favorable and supportive of his research and his standingin the L.D.S. community. One of the consequences of the publicity surrounding the publication of thebook and the disfellowship proceedings which ensued was that Grant was interviewed on television,the internet, and the campus of the University of Utah where his views reached a wider audience.The television interview was conducted on "The Mormons", a P.B.S. documentary in 2007. Threeyears later Palmer published an article in the "Midwestern Journal of Theology" which rejected somefundamental Mormon teachings present in the Book of Mormon and in the church's Doctrine andCovenants. In October of 2010 Grant's bishop informed him that it would be necessary for him toappear before his stake's disciplinary court which would require him to repudiate the central argumentsof "An Insider's View of Mormon Origins". Refusing to comply with the demands of the local L.D.S.authorities, Palmer resigned his membership in the Mormon church a few days later.

Palmer is the author of another book entitled "The Incomparable Jesus" which appeared in 2005 andof several articles printed in "Sunstone" and the "John Whitmer Historical Association Journal". In 2003the John Whitmer Historical Association named Grant's "An Insider's View of Mormon Origins" asrunner up in its competition for the 'Best Book of the Year".

(Biographical sketch composed by Roger V. Paxton.)



Content DescriptionThe Grant H. Palmer papers (1788-2015) contain LDS seminary and institute lecture notes, documentson the LDS Church, correspondence, book manuscripts, articles, and drawings. Boxes 1-3 are filesrelated to prominent persons in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and filed alphabeticallyunder the surname of the individual. Boxes 4-7 contain files for a course on problems related to theChurch, its doctrines, and practices. Box 8 has Palmer's personal correspondence and details somelife events. Boxes 9-19 contain Palmer's lecture notes while working for CES. Boxes 20-32 contain fileson Palmer's book An Insider's View of Mormon Origins and include research files for the book. Boxes33-34 contain files on Palmer's second book The Incomparable Jesus, while the last boxes are generalresearch files organized alphabetically.

Use of the CollectionRestrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depictedin a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects).For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and ReproductionRequest forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. WillardMarriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationAcquisition Information

Boxes 1-7 (3.5 linear feet) were donated in 2004.

Boxes 8-40 (16 linear feet) were donated in 2007.

Processing Note

Processed by Roger Dean Magneson in 2004.

Addendum processed by Jonathan D. Hepworth in 2007.

Addendum processed by Roger V. Paxton in 2016 (boxes 8 and 41-42).

Detailed Description of the CollectionSubject Files


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Container(s) Description Dates

Box Folder

1 1 Harrison Burgess

1 2-3 Abraham H. Cannon 1879-1895

1 4 Thomas A. Clawson 1893-1920

1 5 Oliver Cowdery

1 6 Kenneth W. Godfrey

1 7 Mosiah Hancock 1834-1907

1 8 Martin Harris 1855-1956

1 9 Oliver B. Huntington 1845-1899

1 10 Insight into Joseph Smith 1788-1989

1 11 Benjamin F. Johnson 1895-1903

1 12 Luke Johnson

1 13 Heber C. Kimball 1839-1883

1 14 George Laub 1845-1858

1 15 William Law

1 16 N. B. Lundwall

1 17 Richard R. Lyman 1947-1963

1 18-19 T. Edgar Lyon, Oral History

2 1 Wandle Mace Biography

2 2-3 Magic and Treasure-Digging -- Mormonism

2 4 William McLellan 1832-1873




2 5 Priddy Meeks 1879

2 6 Alexander Neibaur 1845-1914

2 7 Hugh Nibley 1948-1979

2 8-9 Max H. Parkin, "The Nature and Cause of Internal andExternal Conflict of the Mormons in Ohio"

1966

2 10 Reed Peck 1839

2 11 W. W. Phelps 1833-1862

2 12 Orson Pratt 1919-1972

3 1 Samuel Richards 1846-1902

3 2 Willard Richards 1837-1851

3 3 Michael S. Riggs, "'Because of My Oath as a Danite,' ABiographical and Sociological Sketch of Justus Morse"

1991

3 4 B. H. Roberts 1884-1898

3 5 Ebenezer Robinson 1889-1891

3 6-7 School of the Prophets 1832-1883

3 8 Emma Smith 1866-1976

3 9 Jesse N. Smith 1839-1906

3 10 John Henry Smith 1881-1900

3 11 William Smith 1841-1925

3 12 Eliza R. Snow 1911-1973

3 13 Allen Stout 1838-1844

3 14 Temples 1845-1893




3 15 Temples -- Salt Lake 1880-1972

3 16 Jens Christian Anderson Weibye, Daybooks 1871-1891

3 17 Lyman Wight 1903

Religion Course 138: Religious Problems


Box Folder

4 1 Introduction

4 2 1826 Court Documents of Joseph Smith 1886-1988

4 3-4 Adam-God Theory 1852-1983

4 5-6 Blacks and the Priesthood 1951-1978

4 7 Blood Atonement 1916-1970

4 8 Business Holdings of the LDS Church 1978-1991

4 9 Culture and the Gospel

4 10 On Danites

4 11 Evaluating Sources of Information in the Church

4 12 First Presidency Letters 1961-1979

5 1-2 Fraudulent Documents 1908-1976

5 3 History of the Church in Politics 1877-1978

5 4 History of the Temple Endowment 1849-1971

5 5 History of the Word of Wisdom 1972

5 6 Mark Hoffman's Forged Documents 1985-1987




5 7 Individual Apostasy

5 8 Interesting Statements by the First Presidency

5 9 Keys to Temple Worship

5 10 Marriage of Christ

5 11 Obstacles Overcome by General Authorities

5 12-13 Patriarchial Blessings of Leaders

6 1-5 Polygamy

6 6 Problems Facing the Church

6 7-8 Readings on Treasure Hunting -- Mormonism

7 1 Rods and Seer Stones

7 2 Max Skousen, "The Temple Endowment"

7 3 Temple Exposes 1846-1972

7 4 Testing Joseph Smith as a Witness

7 5 Schisms in the Church

7 6 Why Variations in the First Vision

Palmer Correspondence and Personal Materials


Box Folder

8 1 Correspondence and Articles on Palmer BeingDisfellowshipped

2002-2005

8 2 Arguments for Church Court 2004




8 3 Disfellowship Timeline 2002-2004

8 4 Correspondence and Debate Over The Golden Pot 2004

8 5 Personal Correspondence on Mormonism 1977-2003

8 6 Correspondence with Louis Midgley 2002-2003

8 7 Palmer Account of Seer Stones at Church Headquarters 2003-2004

8 8 PBS Documentary "The Mormons" Materials 2006-2007

8 9 Palmer's Early Writings

8 10 "God and Man", Manuscript

8 11 "The Patriarchal Order On Earth Today", Manuscript

Lecture Notes


Box Folder

9 1-2 Life of Jesus Outline and Maps

9 3 Parables of Jesus

9 4 Miracles of Jesus

9 5 Prophet and Priest, Jesus and Pharisees Comparison 1977

9 6-7 Life of Paul Outline

9 8 General Epistles Outline

10 1-2 Book of Mormon Outline and Maps

10 3 Izapa Stela 5, Lehi Stone 1961-1968

11 Lecture Notes on the Doctrine and Covenants




Folder

12 1 Book of Moses Notes

12 2 Pearl of Great Price Creation Accounts

12 3 Notes on Evolution

12 4 Book of Abraham Notes

12 5 Klaus Baer, Book of Abraham Correspondence 1968-1982

12 6 Grant Heward, Book of Abraham Correspondence 1966-1975

12 7 Wesley P. Walters, Book of Abraham Correspondence 1967-1981

12 8 John Wilson and Richard Parker, Book of AbrahamCorrespondence

1954-1968

12 9 Notes on the Articles of Faith

13 Lecture Notes on American Religions

Folder

14 1-4 Church Presidents Notes

14 5 Notes on Modern Prophets and the World

15 1-2 Notes on Courtship and Marriage

15 3 Notes on Doctrine and Philosophy

16 1-2 Notes on Man Becoming God

16 3-4 Notes on Mormon Doctrine of Deity

16 5 Notes on the Old Testament

17 Lecture Notes on the Plan of Salvation

Folder




18 1 Notes on Religious Problems

18 2-4 Notes on Science and Religion

19 Lecture Notes on Zion Past, Present, and Future

An Insider's View of Mormon Origins, Manuscripts


Box Folder

20 1 Paul Pry Jr., "New York Mormonism"This is a paper that Palmer wrote under a pseudonym.This paper was the beginning manuscript of what wouldlater become An Insider's View of Mormon Origins.

1985

20 2-3 Mormon Origins Original Manuscript 2001

20 4-5 Mormon Origins Master Manuscript 2002

20 6 Pictures 1-57

20 7 Book Publicity 2001-2004

Mormon Origins, Correspondence and Reviews


Box Folder

21 1-2 Correspondence 2002-2007

21 3 Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon StudiesReviews

2003-2004

21 4 Internet Reviews 2003-2007

21 5 Other Reviews of Mormon Origins 2002-2007

Mormon Origins, Footnote Source Material




Box Folder

22 1 Source Material for Preface Footnotes 1967-1998

22 2 Source Material For Chapter One Footnotes 1842-1987

22 3 Source Material For Chapter Two Footnotes 1830-2003

22 4 Source Materials For Chapter Three Footnotes 1828-1998

22 5-6 Source Material For Chapter Four Footnotes

23 1 Source Material For Chapter Five Footnotes 1826-1995

23 2 Source Materials For Chapter Six Footnotes 1829-1998

23 3 Source Material For Chapter Seven Footnotes 1831-1996

23 4 Source Materials For Chapter Eight Footnotes 1818-1996

23 5 Source Material For Conclusion Footnotes 1828-1984

Mormon Origins, Preface Research


Box Folder

24 1 General Research

24 2 Debates on Uses of Mormon History 1960-1992

24 3 Feelings Irreliable As Source of Knowledge 1977-1987

Joseph Smith as a Translator and Revelator


Box Folder





25 2 Joseph Smith and the Anthon Transcript 1980

25 3 Joseph Smith and the Book of Abraham 1835-1990

25 4 Joseph Smith and the Kinderhook Plates 1964-1970

25 5 Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible 1867-1984

25 6 Magic in Northeast America

Book of Mormon Authorship


Box Folder


26 2 Book of Mormon a Modern Book Readings 1970-1989

26 3 Book of Mormon Wordprints 1998

26 4 Rick Grunder, Mormon Parallels 1987

26 5 Lehi and Joseph Smith Sr. Comparisons

26 6 Spaulding Manuscript 1840-1982

26 7 View of the Hebrews Parallels 1961

The Bible in the Book of Mormon


Box Folder

27 1 General Research 1980-1994

27 2 Bible Phrases in the Book of Mormon 1964-1983

27 3 Book of Mormon an Ancient Document Readings 1985-1989




27 4 Critique of Chiasmus 1973-2001

27 5 First Nephi 13 Plain and Precious Things Lost

27 6 Lehi's Family and Pre-Exile Israel 1964-1987

27 7 Mike Marquardt and Wesley P. Walters, Bible Texts in theBook of Mormon

27 8 Parallelomania 2002

Evangelical Protestantism in the Book of Mormon


Box Folder


28 2 Book of Mormon Anti-Christs 1984

28 3 Jacob-Alma 42 Phraseology

28 4 M. T. Lamb, The Golden Bible 1887

28 5-6 Protestant Theology in the Book of Mormon 1837-1986

28 7 G. S. Tanner, Religious Environment in Which MormonismArose

1931

Moroni and The Golden Pot


Box Folder


29 2-3 The Golden Pot

29 4 E. T. A. Hoffmann, Best Tales 1967




29 5 Three Forms of Moroni 1833-1987

29 6-7 Treasure Digging and Early American Magic

Witnesses of the Golden Plates

Container(s) Description

Box Folder

30 1-2 General Research

30 3 Oliver Cowdery

30 4 David Whitmer

Priesthood Restoration


Box Folder


31 2 Elders' Journal 1837-1838

31 3 Ron Barney Priesthood Paper 1988

The First Vision


Box Folder


32 2 W. H. and E. L. Kelley Interviews 1881-1989

32 3 Walters the Magician



The Incomparable Jesus


Box

33 Early Drafts 2002-2005

Folder

34 1 Advance Reading Copy, Final Draft 2005

34 2 Artwork 2003-2005

34 3 Correspondence 2005-2007

34 4 Publicity and Publication Agreements 2002-2005

34 5 Notes and Research 1916-2003

General Research


Box Folder

35 1 Archaeology and the Book of Mormon 1973-1990

35 2 Steve Benson's Debate with Two LDS Apostles 2002

35 3 Francis Gladden Bishop's Description of 116 LostManuscript Pages

1851

35 4 Blacks and the First Presidency 1966

35 5 Notes on the Book of Jasher 1829-1956

35 6 Book of Mormon Geography 1834-1986

35 7 George T. Boyd Writings

35 8 Canadian Copyright for Book of Mormon 1872-1886




35 9 Review of Church History in the Fulness of Times 1991

35 10 Ken Clark, Shooting the Messenger 2004

35 11 The Denver Post, "Utah, Inside the Church State" 1982

35 12 Dodging and Dissembling Prophet? 1997

35 13 Early Book of Mormon Reviews 1830-1986

36 1-2 Early Statements on MormonismThese two folders contain statements on early Mormonismfrom Harmony, Pennsylvania, and Bainbridge, Colesville,Manchester, and Palmyra, New York.

1829-1983

36 3 Thomas Stuart Ferguson Documents, Articles,Correspondence

1952-1990

36 4 Foreign Archeaological Finds

36 5 Freemasonry

36 6 Freemasonry and Mormon Temple Ritual

36 7 Notes on Fundamentalism 1982-1988

36 8 Douglas C. Hill, John Wesley and the Rise of Mormonism

36 9 Marvin S. Hill, Articles on Early Church History 1976-1980

36 10 E. D. Howe, Mormonism Unvailed 1834

37 1 Kelley and Braden Debate 1913

37 2 LDS Church Leadership Debate on Mormon Doctrine 1960

37 3 LDS Church Statistics 1995-2005

37 4 Truman G. Madsen Writings 1951-1976

37 5 The Makers of the Marvelous in the Book of Mormon




37 6 Ray Matheny's Adam-ondi-Ahman Excavation andCorrespondence with Hugh Nibley

1987-1996

37 7 Dale Morgan, Mormon Origins Manuscript

37 8 Sterling M. McMurrin, Writings 1959-1960

37 9-10 Newspaper Articles 1828-1893

38 1-3 Leon Otten, Doctrine and Covenants Commentary

38 4 Palmyra Reflector 1829-1831

38 5 Ardis E. Parshall, "Pursue, Retake and Punish" 2005

38 6 Patriarchal Blessings and Related Documents 1834-1877

38 7 Three Editions of the Pearl of Great Price 1851-1888

39 1 Debate over B. H. Roberts' Book of Mormon Studies 1932-1986

39 2 Richard C. Russell, Mistaken Mormon Exegesis 2006

39 3 Douglas F. Salmon, "As Translated Correctly" 2002

39 4 James S. Johnson, Walking Tour of Salt Lake CityCemetery

39 5 Joseph Smith and Adultery Accusations

39 6 Rodney Stark, "The Rise of a New World Faith" 1984

39 7-8 Mark D. Thomas, Listening to a Voice from the Dust

39 9 Dan Vogel, Joseph Smith's Family Dynamics

39 10 Index to Diary of Ernest L. Wilkinson

39 11-12 Wilford Woodruff Journals, Selections and Index

Large Maps and Drawings




Box Folder

40 1 Holy Land and Mormon Trail Maps, Andromeda GalaxyPicture

1947-1960

40 2 Kurt Gray, Original Drawings For Mormon Origins 2001

40 3 R. Wilkinson, Large Velvet Picture of Joseph Smith

Correspondence and L.D.S. Church's Reaction to "An Insider's View ofMormon Origins"


Box Folder

41 1 B.Y.U. Graduate Course Papers 1973-1974

41 2 Correspondence: Brigham Young University Faculty 1977-1988

41 3 Correspondence: L.D.S. Church Educational System 1985-1990

41 4 Correspondence: Signature Books 1985-2002

41 5 Correspondence: Lavina Fielding Anderson 1998-2000

41 6 Correspondence: Robert J. Debry 1991-1998

41 7 Correspondence: Dan Vogel 1997-2012

41 8 Correspondence: Ed Wheeler 1988-1989


41 10 Louis Midgley's Notes on Grant Palmer's Book Signing 2002

41 11 Memo: Louis Midgley's Conversation with Grant Palmer 2003

41 12 Correspondence: Louis Midgley 2003




41 13 Palmer's Comments on Midgley and Book Reviews of "AnInsider's View of Mormon Origins"

2004

41 14 Timeline of Events with Stake President Adams 2002-2004

41 15 Timeline of Evenrts with Palmer's Stake President 2003-2010

41 16 Palmer's Notes re Meeting with President Keith Adamsand Bishop Dale Openshaw

2003

41 17 Correspondence: Paul V. Johnson 2003

41 18 Palmer's Notes re Meeting with President Keith Adamsand Bishop Burt Ringwood

2003

41 19 Correspondence: J. Keith Adams 2004

41 20 Notice of a Disciplinary Council to Consider EndingChurch Discipline: Procedures of the Council

41 21 Palmer's Notes re Stake Disciplinary Council 2004

41 22 Palmer's Letter to President Monson 2004

41 23 Palmer's Notes for the Media 2004

41 24 Correspondence: President Keith Adams 2004

41 25 Correspondence: Lavina Fielding Anderson 2004-2014

41 26 Correspondence: Todd Compton 2004

41 27 Correspondence: Keith Moore 2004

41 28 Correspondence: Ron Priddis 2004

41 29 Correspondence: Gregory A. Prince 2004-2005

41 30 Corrrespondence: John Rayl 2004

41 31 Correspondence: Bill Russell 2004-2005




41 32 Correspondence: Richard C. Russell 2004-2013

41 33 Correspondence: Ron Scott 2004

41 34 Correspondence: Ed Wheeler 2004

41 35 Correspondence: David Wright 2004


41 37 Letters to the Editor 2004-2013

41 38 Radio Interview with Grant Palmer 2004

41 39 Newspaper Articles 2004

41 40 "Is There Any Value to Excommunication?" 2004

41 41 Support Grant Palmer Materials 2004

41 42 Palmer's Notes on the Golden Pot 2004

41 43 Golden Pot Correspondence 2004

41 44 Letters to Newspaper Editors 2005

41 45 "My Years in the Church Education System" 1967-2001

41 46 Richard C. Russell's Comments on His Termination withthe Church Educational System

2004

41 47 "The Born Again Saint" 2007

Correspondence and General Materials


Box Folder

42 1 Sunstone Symposium Commentary: "What is anti-Mormon?"

2003




42 2 Mormon Stories: An Interview with Grant Palmer 2006

42 3 Correspondence: Palmer's Interview on P.B.S.Documentary, "The Mormons"

2006-2007

42 4 Newspaper Clippings: P.B.S. Documentary, "TheMormons"

2007

42 5 Correspondence: President Jon W. Parker and BishopClint Cannon

2009

42 6 Article: "Religious Feeling and Truth" 2010

42 7 Correspondence Re Palmer's Relinquishing Membershipin the L.D.S. Church

2010

42 8 Palmer's Notes Re Meetings with an Unidentified Memberof the First Quorum of the Seventy

2012-2013

42 9 Palmer's Observations 2012

42 10 Article: "Did Joseph Smith Commit Treason in His Questfor Political Empire in 1844?"

2012

42 11 Lecture: "Joseph Smith's Changing View of God as Seenin His First Version Accounts"

2013

42 12 "Sexual Allegations against Joseph Smith and theBeginnings of Polygamy in Nauvoo"

2014

42 13 "Joseph Smith, Captain Kidd, Cumorah and Moroni" 2014

42 14 University of Utah Interview: "Notes on Joseph Smith,Money-Digging and Seer Stones"

2015

42 15 Palmer's Response to David Gates' Essay 2015

42 16-20 Correspondence 2010-2015

42 21 Assorted Materials 2002-2013



Names and SubjectsSubject Terms :Mormon doctrineMormons--Biography--Sources

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